Question 8

Maths Question: 

$\begin{align}  & \text{Solve the following equation by using Remainder theorem} \\ & \text{ }{{x}^{3}}-15{{x}^{2}}+74x-120=0 \\\end{align}$

Maths Solution: 

$\begin{align}  & \text{Let }f(x)={{x}^{3}}-15{{x}^{2}}+74x-120 \\ & \text{Using trial and error,  let }x=4 \\ & f(4)={{4}^{3}}-15{{(4)}^{2}}+74(4)-120 \\ & f(4)=64-240+296-120=0 \\ & f(4)=0 \\ & \therefore x-4\text{ is a factor of }f(x) \\ & \text{Using long division } \\ & x-4\overset{{{x}^{2}}-11x+30}{\overline{\left){\begin{align}  & {{x}^{3}}-15{{x}^{2}}+74x-120 \\ & \underline{{{x}^{3}}-4{{x}^{2}}\text{                      }} \\ & \text{      }-11{{x}^{2}}+74x-120 \\ & \text{      }\underline{-11{{x}^{2}}-44x\text{         }} \\ & \text{                    }30x-120 \\ & \text{       }\underline{\text{             }30x-120} \\ & \text{           }-------- \\\end{align}}\right.}} \\ & f(x)=({{x}^{2}}-11x+30)(x-4) \\ & f(x)=(x-6)(x-5)(x-4) \\ & \therefore \text{When }f(x)=0 \\ & (x-6)(x-5)(x-4)=0 \\ & x=6\text{ or }x=5\text{ or }x=4 \\\end{align}$

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